Dar es Salaam vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$423	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	8
😀 Quality of life	41	59
🏙️ Population	4.72M	24.7K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 46% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6399th and 3454th ($811 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6871st and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Victoria

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	Dar es Salaam	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$8298

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408